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Precious Chikwendu, the estranged wife of Femi Fani-Kayode, has addressed rumours claiming she has reconciled with the former minister. Chikwendu has been in a legal tussle for the custody of her four children since her marriage to Fani-Kayode hit the rock in 2020.   The marriage suffered a setback over Chikwendu’s claim of domestic violence and the ex-minister’s counterclaim of infidelity.   In 2022, the pair sparked rumours that they were back together after they were seen together at events.   Chikwendu also visited the house of Fani-Kayode on a…

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The Chairman of the Police Service Commission, Solomon Arase, has promised to stand in solidarity with the Staff of the Commission and Officers of the Nigeria Police Force and ensure their working conditions continue to improve for better service delivery. Ikechukwu Ani, the Head of Press and Public Relations at the Commission, in a statement, said the Chairman stated this, as part of his Workers Day message to Nigerian workers Arase in the message said he would continue to advocate for the dignity and rights of workers, saying “we will…

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The Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, has alleged that Peter Obi, former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, is inciting people of the southeast, especially those who are not well informed, against the government.   Umahi claimed that Obi would not fight for the people even after getting them into trouble.   He made the statement on Wednesday while speaking during an event to compensate property owners affected by the Lagos- Calabar coastal road prospect.   The exercise was organized by the Federal Ministry of Work.   The 700-kilometre…

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Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, says the President Bola Tinubu administration is the worst violator of workers’ rights in the nation’s history.   Abubakar said this in a statement issued on Wednesday to felicitate with Nigerian workers on the occasion of the International Workers’ Day.   Abubakar said despite improved working conditions of workers globally, the situation in Nigeria remains “dire”.   “As Nigerian workers join their counterparts across the world today to celebrate International Workers Day, it is a sobering truth that the plight of the Nigerian worker remains dire,”…

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Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says the federal government’s announcement of a pay rise for civil servants is mischievous.   On Tuesday, the federal government approved a pay rise of between 25 and 35 percent for civil servants across various consolidated salary structures.   Speaking on Wednesday during an interview on Sunrise Daily, a Channels Television programme, Ajaero said the last minimum wage of N30,000 expired on April 18.   “We should be in the regime of new minimum wage as of today. Discussions were supposed…

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